Here’s another reason to take precautions against the AIDS-causing human immunodeficiency virus: health experts warn that a drug-resistant HIV strain is on the rise. Mutation to resist drugs is a common characteristic of viruses and bacteria, so the emergence of the new HIV strain is not unexpected. This makes safe sex and other precautionary measures all the more important to prevent the spread of HIV. Other countries such as Thailand have shown that it is possible to reverse a rising tide of HIV cases. Health experts have warned that the Philippines’ HIV/AIDS problem has reached epidemic proportions.

Source: Philippine Star January 30, 2018 15:56 UTC